Council continues work session on proposed FY2018 budget; fund balance deferred

City Administrator Robertson led a work session on the proposed FY2018 general fund budget during the June 15 meeting. Robertson said she expects to see additional revenue in FY2018 compared with FY2017 and provided an overview of department priorities and proposed changes to the General Government Fund.

Councilors agreed to defer discussion of the Fund Balance item to the June 16 meeting at Robertson's request. Mayor Peter Hendricks asked about the city attorney contract and proposed allocating $30,000 for attorney fees with a separate $10,000 line for unforeseen legal demands; Council Member Michelle Griffith and others supported adding an attorney-retainer line and separating fee categories for the next budget.

Robertson also reported Administration is fully staffed and reviewed Community Development Department goals and key metrics. The meeting recessed at 2:28 p.m. and resumed at 2:44 p.m. The session continued with further budget review but no final budget adoption occurred during this special meeting.